This Tiny Plant Has Huge Potential for Food, Fuel, and Climate Solutions
Duckweed might be the world’s most underestimated plant. Thriving in water and rich in potential, this fast-growing aquatic ...
Food and fuel that farms itself: Genome sequences of five duckweed species reveal basis for unique plant traits
Under the right conditions, duckweed essentially farms itself. Wastewater, ponds, puddles, swamps—you name it. If there's ...
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Could This Aquatic Fern (Azolla) Be The Low-Cost Solution Indian Famers Need?
Azolla is a fast-growing, nitrogen-fixing water fern offering a sustainable, low-cost alternative to chemical fertilisers and expensive livestock feed in India. Learn how to cultivate Azolla for ...
Scientists bank on weevil beetle to save Southern Africa’s freshwater from alien plant invasion
South Africa is unleashing weevil beetles in a bid to fight off the sprouting growth of salvinia minima, an alien species of ...
Cyprus to fund desalination plants at hotels to reduce impact of water shortages on tourism
Cyprus says it will make money available to subsidize construction of private desalination plants at hotels on the ...